The Living Age, 254. kötetLiving Age Company, 1907 |
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... words . Some are used from the beginning in a wrong sense ; others gradually change their shade of mean- ing . Some of our own words are used jocularly or satirically in a consciously distorted sense , and in some cases this accidental ...
... words . Some are used from the beginning in a wrong sense ; others gradually change their shade of mean- ing . Some of our own words are used jocularly or satirically in a consciously distorted sense , and in some cases this accidental ...
117. oldal
... word altogether . But we do not understand why so many purists pass without a qualm such words , which are equally objectionable , as " in- dispensable ” and “ laughable " and - now that we come to think of it - the word " objectionable ...
... word altogether . But we do not understand why so many purists pass without a qualm such words , which are equally objectionable , as " in- dispensable ” and “ laughable " and - now that we come to think of it - the word " objectionable ...
124. oldal
... words and phrases . Half- educated people , of course , are every- where notorious for the use of long words , and there are more half - edu- cated people in America than else- where . Hence " elevator " for lift , " edi- fice " for ...
... words and phrases . Half- educated people , of course , are every- where notorious for the use of long words , and there are more half - edu- cated people in America than else- where . Hence " elevator " for lift , " edi- fice " for ...
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EDINBURGH REVIEW | 5 |
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